Definition
A keyboard layout designed to be faster and more ergonomic than the standard QWERTY layout, or the surname of the composer Antonín Dvořák.
Etymology
Named after August Dvorak, who patented the keyboard layout in 1936 as an improvement over QWERTY. The composer Dvořák (1841-1904) is Czech, unrelated to the keyboard.
Kelly Says
QWERTY was actually designed to slow down typists on mechanical typewriters to prevent the keys from jamming—so even though Dvorak is objectively more efficient, switching is nearly impossible because 130+ years of habit is incredibly hard to break.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Dvorak ኪቦርድ
dvorak kibord
ARالعربية
لوحة مفاتيح دvořák
luḥat mafātiḥ dvoryák
BNবাংলা
ডভোরাক কীবোর্ড
dvorak kibord
CACatalà
tauler Dvorak
tauler dvorak
CSČeština
klávesnice Dvorak
klavesnice dvorak
DADansk
Dvorak tastatur
dvorak tas-ta-tur
DEDeutsch
Dvorak-Tastatur
dvo-rak-tas-ta-tur
ELΕλληνικά
πληκτρολόγιο Dvorak
plek-tro-lo-gio dvorak
ESEspañol
teclado Dvorak
tek-la-do dvorak
FAفارسی
کیبورد دvořاک
kibord dvoryak
FISuomi
Dvorak-näppäimistö
dvorak-näppä-imistö
FRFrançais
clavier Dvorak
kla-vee dvorak
GUGU
ડવોરક કીબોર્ડ
dvorak kibord
HAHA
Dvorak keyboard
dvorak ke-board
HEעברית
מקלדת דבורק
makledet dvorak
HIहिन्दी
ड्वोरैक कीबोर्ड
dvorak ki-bord
HUMagyar
Dvorak billentyűzet
dvorak bil-len-tyű-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
keyboard Dvorak
ke-board dvorak
IGIG
Dvorak keyboard
dvorak ke-board
ITItaliano
tastiera Dvorak
ta-stie-ra dvorak
JA日本語
ドヴォラックキーボード
dovorakku kibōddo
KKKK
Dvorak клавиатура
dvorak klaviatura
KMKM
Dvorak គេីប៊ូ
dvorak ke-bou
KO한국어
드보라크 키보드
deubora-keu kibodo
MRMR
ड्वोराक कीबोर्ड
dvorak ki-bord
MSBahasa Melayu
papan kekunci Dvorak
pa-pan kekunci dvorak
MYမြန်မာ
Dvorak ကီဘောर्ड
dvorak ki-ba-ord
NLNederlands
Dvorak toetsenbord
dvorak toe-sen-bord
NONorsk
Dvorak tastatur
dvorak tas-ta-tur
PAPA
ਡਵੋਰੱਕ ਕੀਬੋਰਡ
dvorak kee-bord
PLPolski
klawiatura Dvoraka
kla-wi-a-tu-ra dvoraka
PTPortuguês
teclado Dvorak
tek-la-do dvorak
RORomână
tastatura Dvorak
tasta-tura dvorak
RUРусский
клавиатура Дворжака
klaviatura dvoryazka
SVSvenska
Dvorak tangentbord
dvorak tan-gen-t-bord
SWKiswahili
Dvorak keyboard
dvorak ke-board
TAதமிழ்
டெவோராக் கீபோர்ட்
devorak ki-po-r-t
TEతెలుగు
డ్వోరాక్ కీబోర్డు
dvora-k kee-bord-u
THไทย
แป้นพิมพ์ Dvorak
paen-phim dvorak
TLTL
Dvorak keyboard
dvorak ke-board
TRTürkçe
Dvorak klavyesi
dvorak kla-ve-si
UKУкраїнська
клавіатура Дворжака
klaviatura dvoryazka
URاردو
ڈوروک کی بورڈ
dorok ki-bord
VITiếng Việt
bàn phím Dvorak
ban phim dvorak
YOYO
Dvorak keyboard
dvorak ke-board
ZUZU
i-keyboard Dvorak
i-ke-board dvorak